In turbulent business landscapes with rapidly changing technological platforms, many organizations are trying to accelerate product introduction cycles by prioritizing project delivery. However, many projects have two characteristics that make optimal delivery times elusive: First, the projects themselves tend to involve uncertainty (for example, they develop a new product function whose feasibility has not yet been established); and second, the workers have information about the status of their project tasks that is not observable to anyone but themselves, which many don’t share. Therefore, behavioral issues are as important in project timeliness as diligent planning.

How do you insure that the individuals on project teams cooperate and share information freely? What are the necessary success factors of a collaborative project environment?

About Keri Pearlson

Dr. Keri E. Pearlson is an expert in the area of managing and using information. She has worked with CIOs, CISOs, and technical executives from some of the largest corporations in the world. Read More…